Carbureter.



L. ANDERSON.

CARBURBTBR.

APPLICATION PILBD FBB.13,19Q9.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Feb. 22,

L. ANDERSON.

GARBURBTER.

APPLICATION FILED H1113, 1909.

Patented Feb. 22,1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNTTEKD STATES PATENT onirica.

LABS ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY S. MORTON, OF.

CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY. i

CARBURETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Application led February 13, 1909. Serial No. 477,600.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LABS ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carbureters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in carbureters for volatilizing or atomizing combustible liquids, such as gasolene, alcohol, kerosene, et cetera, and it has for one of its objects to provide improved means for auto! matically regulating the supply of gasolene at high and low speeds to suit the require ments of the speed of the engine or other devices to which the carbureter is connected.

A further object is to provide improved means `whereby the operation of the throttle will automatically and correspondingly ad just the needle supply valve.

A further object is to provide improved means for varying the adjustment of the needle valve.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the float will control the height of liquid in the float chamber and which height may be varied b v the adjust nient of the float. j

A further object is to provide an improved atomizer nozzle.

A further object is to provide an improved device of this character which will be simple, durable and compa ctin construction in which ready access may be had to the parts and which is effective and eflicient in operation.

To the attainment of these` ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention con` sists in the features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings, illustrating an embodiment of the invention and in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an improved device of this character constructed in accordance with the rinciples of this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail)top plan view with the cap removed. Figp is a detail sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view partly in section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the air inlet opening.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective viewrof the atomizer nolzzle. Fig. 7 is 'a detail perspective view of the adjustable member for regulating the movement of the needle valve. Fig. S is a detail sectional view on the line SMS of Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail sectional view on line 9--9 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and in the present exemplification of the invention the numeral 10 designates a hous ing having an inlet port 11 in one side and an outlet port 12 in the other side, preferably arranged directly in line with the inlet port. The housing may be of any desired size and configuration and arranged at the center thereof is a cylindrical portion 13, which has communication with the inlet and outlet ports. A

Arranged within the cylindrical portion 1S is a throttle comprising two cylindrical members 14, 15, whichare respectively pro vided with a closed end 16, 17, and these cylindrical members 14, 15, are arranged concentrically with each other -with their closed extremities adjacent and spaced from each other and upon an upright axis. The cylindrical members are provided with openings '18, 19, 20, 21, which are adapted to register with each other in line with the inlet and outlet openings 11, 12. The open ends of the cylindrical members 111, 15, are adapted to rest upon the bottom 22 of thecylindrical portion 13.

Arranged inthe space between the closed ends 1G, 17, of the cylindrical members 14, l5, is a member designated generally by the reference numeral 23 (see Fig. 2) which is pivotally supported by one gend as at 24 to a fixed portion 25 of the housing 10. This member 28 is provided with a slot 26 extending longitudinally thereof adjacent the pivot 24 intowhich projects a depending pin or lug 27 which is supported by the closed extremity 17 of the cylindrical member 15. The member 23 is provided with a second elongated slot 2S adjacent the free end thereof to form a bifurcated extremity into which slot projects a pin or lug 29 which is supported by and extends upwardly from the closed end 16 of the cylindrical member 141` of the thrott1e so that when one of the cylindrical members of the throttle is axially rotated, the other cylindrical member will. be correspondingly axially rotated to vary the sizes of the openings 18, 19, 20-

and 21 in the sides thereof.

The members of the throttle may beadjusted by means of a cap 30, which is adapted to surround an upwardly projecting flange 31 on the top 25 of the housing, an

' ing. One of the stops, preferably the stop 37, is provided with an adjustable member 38 for varying the movement of the projection in one. direction and thereby limit the axial rotation of the cylindrical members of the throttle.

The housing 10 is provided with a chamber 39 which has an' inlet 40 through which latter the li id to be'vaporized enters the chamber and-the chamber may be provided witha clean-out plug in the bottom thereof. A valve seat 42 is provided in the inlet 40, with which coperates a sliding valve 43 mounted in a suitable support or bearing 44. A yoke 45 is provided which` is journaled 'to a suitable support 46 for pivotal movement and the arms of the yoke are adapted to engage in a recess 47 in the valve 43 for reciprocating the latter in it-s bearings to seat or unseat the valve as the yoke is moved.

Secured to the yoke 45 is a member 48 which extends 'into the chamber 39 and sef cured to this member 4,8 are ioats 49 which are preferably connected by means of a suitable connecting member 50, so that the ioats will stand on each side of the c lindrical portion 13 of the housing.

As the liquid rises in the chamber 39 the floats will rise and at the vsame time will cause the yoke to be rocked about its pivot by means of the member 48 to seat the valve 43 and thereby shut off the supply of liquid to the chamber. When the floats devscend-the yoke 45 will. be moved in the opposite direction to unseat the valve 43 to permitthe liquid to il'ow into the chamber. Arranged within the cylindrical portion 13-of thehousingand also extending into the throttle from the open ends thereof is a c lindrical member 51 which extends through t e bottoml 22, as at 52,ofthe cylindrical portion 13and'is provided with an opening -53`1ommunicating-with the chamber 39. The .'eyhndrical member 51' is provided with a valve seat 54 preferably adjacent the extremity 52 and a needle Valve 55 is arranged within the cylindrical member 51, which cooperates with the valve seat 54 to close the opening 5 3. The u per extremity 56 of the needle valve 55 pre erably projects through the closed ends 16, 17 of the throttle members lupwardly adjacent the ends of the member 63. The

worm members 69 are preferably arranged ranged withinl the space. between vthe closed ends 16, 17, of thet rottle members is providedwith Aa lateral'yenlarged portion 57 (see Fig. 2) having a slot 58 therein' and throughl rwhich the lextremityv ofthe needle valve 5,5 projects, the laterally alongated slot being provided to permit the throttle members to be axially rotated when the cap isrotated.

,Pivotally mounted intermediate its ends, within the cap 30, and upon the extremity and extends beyond the closed end 17 vand y into the cap 30. The'member 23 which is ar- 56 of the needle valve 55', is an arm or lever 59, one extremity of which latter is pivotally secured as at 60 to the cap, so that when the cap is rotated the armor lever 59 will be bodily rotated and the needle valve 56 will be axially rotated. The other extremity 61 of the armor lever 59 projects into an open slotted portion 62 in a member 63- which forms a Atrack or way. This member 63 is provided with` a laterally 64 which extends from the ace opposite to that in which the slot 62 is arranged, and

the housing 10 is provided with an upwardly projecting portion 65 having a slot 66 through which the stud 64 passes. The slot 66 is preferably elongated vertically and the extremity of the-stud 64 is provided with .screw threads 67 adapted to receive a n ut '68 forvholding the member 63 against displacement. As the cap,iand the arm or lever 59, are rotated, the extremity 61 of the latter will move within the slot 62.

roj ecting stud In order to automatically raise and lowerthe needle valve 55 to unseat or seat the saine with respect to the valve seat 54, the member 63 is adapted to be adjusted labout the stud 64 as an axis, which stud 64 is preferably located intermediate its ends, soV as to raisel and lower the respective ends of the member.

Any suitable means may be provided for. thus adjusting the member 63 and for this' purpose there maybe provided a pair lof worm members 69 which are gjournaled in a fixed portion of the housingfpreferably the projecting portion 65 thereof, and

horizontally and are'each provided with a cap .or projecting lug 70 arranged eccentrically withrelation thereto and these caps or eccentric lugs 70 arev adapted to project into suitable apertures or openings? 1 in the respective ends of the member 63 so that by axially rotating the worm members 69, the member 6 3 will be moved about the stud 64v as a pivot to raise and lower the respectivev ends thereof and thereby incline the track or way formed by the slot 62 in the member.

When the member 63 is thus adjusted it 'will be apparent that byl -imparting an axial rotation to the cap 30 and the needle valve 55, the. extremity 63 of, the arm or lever 59 will be moved in the inclined slot or way G2 and the needle valve will be raised or lowered according tothe direction ot rotation ot the cap or the .movement ot the extremity of the arm in the slot. By varying the angle of adjustment ot' the member G3. it. will be apparent that the degree of adjustment of the needle valve may be varied.

lt will also be apparent thatas the throttle members 14. 15, are adjusted to vary the supply ot' air, the needle valve will be simultaneously and automatically adjusted.

In order to adjust the member 63, suitable worm screws 7 2 may be provided which are preferably arranged to project beyond the top ot thecap, and each of the screws is provided with a knob or handle 7 3 by means ot which they may be rotated.

rl"he cylindrical member 51 which supports the needle valve 55 is provided with an externa-l peripheral shoulder 74 (see Fig. l) and an atomizernozzle designated `generally by the reference numeral 7 5 is provided with an aperture 76 extending therethrough intermedia-te the supply end T7 and the discharge end 78 of the nozzle. This nozzle 75 is preferably hollow to form a channel 79 (shown more clearly in vFigs. 1 and which communicates with the inlet and the discharge outlet. of the nozzle. The nozzle is adapted to be sleeved upon the tubular member 51A so as to engage and rest upon the shoulder 7l to be supported thereby, with the discharge end 78 thereof directed.A toward the out-let opening 12 ot the housing. A tubular member 80 is connected by one extremity to the inlet end 77 of the nozzle and extends through the inlet opening 11 of the housing. The free end ot the member 80 is supported by apartial closure `or grating 8l which is removably secured by means of suitable bolts or screws 82 to the inlet end 11 of the housing. This member 81 is preferably provided with a threaded extension 83 by means of which a suit-able p1pe may be connected to dlscharge a blast ot air'throligh the nozzle 7 5.

The discharge end of the nozzle ter-v minates wit-hin the inner cylindrical member 14- ot' the throttle, and an upright nozzle 84 is supported preferably by the bottom 2Q of the cylindrical portion 13 of the housing and communicates with a passage 85 in the housing, which pass-.ige has communication with the opening 'in the extremity 50 of the tubular member 51. This tubular member or nozzle 84 is arranged to extend transversely ot' the discharge end 78 ot the nozzle 75 and the free extremity of the member 84 terminates adjacent the end of the nozzle so that a blast of air fluid through the nozzle will be directed across the extremity of the tubular member 8l to create a suction therein, which will draw the liquid from the chamber 539, the liquid being discharged in the-form of vapor through the discharge outlet 'l2 of the housing.

The passage 83 preferably extends through the side. ot the housing and a. plug 8G may be provided which forms a closure tor the passage. lVhen the passage becomes clogged, theplug 86 may be removed to permit cleaning.

The wall ofthe cylindrical member 15 be` low the closedend 17 thereot'is provided with a slot 87 (see Fig 8) to permit the tree movement ofthe member' '15 with, respect to the member 23. i

lVith this improved con-struction it will be apparent that the degree of movement of the needle valve 55 may be' varied to any de# sired extent by adjusting the worm screws 72, without removing any ot' the parts of the mechanism. It will also be apparent that the supply of liquid may be varied at high or low speeds to suit the requirements of the speed of the engine.

ln order to prime the carbureter a member 88 may be provided in the form of a rod or bar which is adapted to extend-through the top 25 ot' the housing 10 so as to engage and rest upon one of the floats 49. This bar or member 88 is of such a length that when the lioats are normally in their highest position to close the inlet opening, one extremity thereof will project beyond the topA of the housing so that the operator may tap upon the extremity with his linger to vibrate the float to force a portion oit the liquid through the tubular member 84.

In order that the invention might be fully understood the details of the foregoing embodiment thereof have been thus specifically described but -lVhat is claimed as new is-- l. In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction. passage, a throttle for controlling the air passage, a liquid nozzle hav-4 ing an outlet in said passage, a valve for controlling the supply ot' liquid to the respect to its seat.

2. In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction passage, a throttle for con-` trolling the air passage, a liquid nozzle havmg an outlet 1n said passage, av valve for controlling the supply ot' liquid to then nozzle, a valve seat with which the valve cooperates meas for adjusting the throttle, means whereby the adjustment ot' the throttle will automatically and simultaneously adjust and rotate the said valve with respect toits seat, and means whereby the relative degree of movement of the valve with respect to the movement ot the throttle may be varied.

3. In a carbureter, the combination of au air 'induction passage, a throttle for controlling said passage, a liquid nozzle hav,- ing an outlet in said passage, a longitudinally shiftable and axially rotatable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, a valve seat with which the valve cooperates, means for operating the throttle, and means controlled by the movement of the throttle for longitudinally shifting and axially rotating the said valve with respect Vto said seat.

4. In a carbureter, the combination of an airV induction passage, an axially rotatable throttle for controlling said passage, a liquid nozzle having an outlet in saidpas sage, a longitudinally` shiftable and -rotatable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, a valve seat'wit-h which the valve coperatesmeans for axially rotating the throttle and meanscontrolled byfor simultaneously shiftsaid axial rotation ing the valve longitudinally and rotating v4registering with each y the throttle to control the air to the nozzle, a valve seat with which the j for axially rotating passage, and means whereby the rotation of the throttle valve cooperates means "will simultaneously4 adjust and rotate the i longitudinally shift' the valve. and means 'the longitudinal movement ofk saidvalve with respect to the valve seat.

' 6. In a carbureter, the' combination of an air induction passage,- throttlehaving registering apertures in the wall thereof communicating with' the passa e, a liquid nozzle.l having an outlet in said throttle and discharging into the said passa e through one of the apertures in the thrott e, anuprightlongitudinally shiftable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, means for axially rotatingthe throttle to control the air passage, means whereby the rotation of the throttle will for varying the valvewithrespect to the throttle.

' 7. In acarbureter, the combination of an air induction passa-ge, an* upright throttle, said lthrottle comprising two telescopedv tubular members, said members-each having apertures` in the 'wall thereof registering in the 'other member,

with that apertures meansffor axially rotating one of themem-l bers, meanswhereby the axial -rotationof said member will simultaneously rotate the varyf,the size of the regother member'to l t to control the air passage,

istering openings an upright tubular justing -air induction passage,

a liquid nozzle having an outlet in said throttle and dischargingiinto the air passage through registering apertures in the throttle members, a valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, and means whereby the movement of the throttle members will automatically adjust said valve.

8. In acarbureter, the combination oan air, induction passage, an upii ht throttle, said throttle comprising two te escoped tubular members, said members each ha'ving apertures in the wall thereof registering with the apertures inthe other member,

means for axially rotating one of the mem-v bers, means whereby the axial rotation .of said member-will simultaneously rotate the other member to vary the size of the registering openings to control the air passage,` a' liquid nozzle having van outlet in said throttle and discharging into the air passage through registering apertures in the throttle members, a valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, means whereby the movement' of the throttle members will automatically adjust the said valve with respect to the throttle, and means for vary-` ing the said movement of the valve'with respect to the throttle at will.

.9 In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction passage, an upright throttle, said throttle comprising twotelescoping tubular members each having a closed end,

said ends being spaced from each other,

means disposed Within the -space between said ends for connecting said members for movement with respect to each other, said ymembers being provided with registering vapertures in their walls communicating with the air passage, a. liquid nozzle having an outlet in the throttle and discharging into the passage through registering apertures in the throttle, a valve for controlling Vthe su ply of liquid to the nozzle, means fora the-,throttle to control the air passage, and means controlled by the movement 'of the throttle for adjusting the valve.

l0. Ina carbureter, the combination of an an upri ht throttle, said't-hrottle comprising two te escoping tu bular members each having a, closed end,

said ends being spaced from ea'ch other, a y

member pivotally'fmounted upon a fixed vsupport and extending into the space be tween the said ends, saidv members being provided with a vplurality, of slots, each of the closed ends'of the throttle members be- -ing provided with lprojection extending into one of the slots W ereby the movement of one of the throttle membersv will corre-l other, said throttle spondingly move the members "hav-'ing registering apertures in izo their walls, a liquid nozzle having an outlet j nin the throttleand discharging into the air passage 'through registering apertures in the l throttle members, a valveior controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, `means for adjusting one of the throttle members to control the air yiassage, and means controlled by the said ac inst-nient ot` the throttle member for simultaneously adjusting the said valve.

11. In a carbureter, the combination of an air` induction passage, an upright throttle, said throttle comprising two telescoping tubular members each having a closed end, said ends being spaced from each other, a member pivotally mounted upon a fixed support and extending `into the space between the said ends, said member being provided with a plurality of slots, Veach of the closed ends of theithrott-le members being provided with a projection extending` into one of the slots whereby the movement of one of the throttle members will correspondingly move thc other` said throttle members having registering apertures in their walls, a liquid nozzle having an outlet in the throttle and discharging into the air passage through registering apertures in the throttle members, a valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, means for adjusting one of the throttle members to control the air passage, means controlled by the said adjustment of thc throttle member for simultaneously adjusting the said valve, with respect to the throttle, and means for varying the movement of said valve at will.

l2. In a ca'rbureter, the combination of an air induction'jpassage, a throttle for controllinof said passage, aliquid nozzle having an outlet in said passage, a longitudinally movable and axially rotatable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle,`

a valve seat With Which the valve coperates, an arm connected to and extending laterally beyond the valve, a cam engaged by the arm, and means for adjusting the throttle to control the air passage and to move the arm over the cam for automatically shifting and rotating said valve with respect -to the valve seat.

413. In a carbureter, the combination of an airinduction passage, a throttle for controllin said passage, a liquid nozzle having an out et in said passage, a longitudinally movable and axially rotatable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, a valve seat. With which the valve coperates, an arm connected to and extending laterally beyond the valve, a cam engaged by the arm, means for adjusting the throttle to control the air passage and to move the arm over the cam for automatically shifting and rotating said valve with respect to the valve seat, and means for adjusting the cam to vary the degree of longitudinal movement of the valve.

14. In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction passa e, a throttle for controlling the passage, a iquid nozzle discharging into the passage, a longitudinally movable Vinto the passage, a longitudinally movable valve'for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, an arm extending laterally from 30 the valve, a cam comprising a pivotally mounted guide Way in which the end of thearm ismovable, means for adjusting the throttle and for moving the arm inthe Way to adjust the valve, a Worm member operatively related to the cam for adjusting the ysame to vary the angle of inclination of the Way, and a Worm screw for adjusting said Worm member.

16. Inra carbureter, the combination of an air induction passage, a throttle for controlling the passage,.a liquidnozzle discharging into the passage, a longitudinally movable valve for controlling thesupply of liquid to the nozzle, an arm extending laterally from the valve, a cam comprising a pivotally mounted guide Way in Which the end ot' the arm is movable, means for adjusting the throttle and for moving the arm in the way to adjust the valve, a yvorm member provided With a crank engaging the cam, and a Worm screw for operating the said worm member to adjust the cam to vary the angle of inclination of the said guide way.

17. In a carbureter, the combination ot an air induction passage, an upright and axially rotatable throttle for controllingY the passage, a liquid nozzle discharging imo the passage, an u right and longitiulinally shittable valve or controlling -the supply of liquid to the nozzle, an arm pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the valve and extending transversely thcrcoit` one rml of the arm being pivoted to tlu` throttle. a cam comprising a guide way mounted on a iixed support and into which guide way the other end of the arm projects and is movable,

said guide Way being inclined to the horizout-al, and means for adjusting the throttle to control the passage and lor moving the end of thc arm in the guide way to shift the said valve.

18. In a carbmfcter, the combination of an air induction passage, an upright and axially rotatable throttle for controlling` the passage, a liquid nozzle' discharging into the passage. an uprightand longitudinally shiftable valve for controlling the supply ot' liquid to the nozzle, an arm pivotally counectcd intermediate its ends to the valve aml extending transversely thereof, one end or the arm being pivoted to the throttle, a cam comprising a guide way adjustably mounted on a xed support and into which guide wayv the other end of the arm projects and is movable, means for adjusting the throttle and for moving the end of the arm in the guide way, and means for adjusting the cam for varying the angle v,pt inclination of the guide way.

19. In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction passage, an upright and axially rotatable throttle for controlling the passage, a liquid nozzle discharging into the passage, an u right and longitudinally shift with each of said worm members.

20. In a carbureter, the combination of a liquid chamber having an inlet, a reciprocating valve controlling the inlet, afloat, a connectio'n between the ioat and theY valve for adjusting the latter, an air induction passage, a throttle controlling said passage, a liquid nozzle having communication with the chamber and discharging into the passage, al valve for controlling the supply Cif-liquid to the nozzle, a valve seat with which the valve coperates means for adjusting the throttle and means whereby the adjustment of the throttle will correspondingly and automatically adjust and axially rotate said valve with respect to the valve seat.

'21. In a carburetor, the combination of a liquid chamber, an air induction passage, an upright cylindrical tubular throttle having registering openings inv its .wall for controlling the passage, a liquid nozzle having an outlet in the throttle and discharging into the air passage through the throttle, an upright tubular valve casing having communication with the chamber and the nozzle, a valve in thecasing for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, said valve eX- tending through' the throttle, a blast nozzle removably supported by and surrounding the valve casing and discharging across the liquid nozzle, said blast nozzle having a source of supply, and means for adjusting the throttle and for simultaneously and automatically adjusting the valve.

February A. D. 1909.

22. In a carbureter, the combination vof a liquid chamber, an air induction passage, an upright cylindrical tubular throttle having registering openings in its wall for controlling the passage, a liquid nozzle havingA an outlet in the throttle vand discharging into the air passage through .the throttle, an upright tubular valve casing having communi.

cation with the chamber and the nozzle, a valvel in the casing for controlling the sup'- ply of liquid to the nozzle, said valve extending through .the throttle, said casing having a peripheral shoulder', a hollow blast nozzle sleeved upon the casing-and resting upon the shoulder and ldischarging across the liquid nozzle, a supply pipeglocated in. l the air passage, one end of the pipe being connected to the nozzle, means for supporting the other end of the pipe, and meansv for adjusting the throttle and for simultaneously and automatically adjusting the valve.

23. In a carbureter, the combination of an4 air induction passage,'a throttle for controlling the passage, a liquid nozzle discharging into the passage, a longitudinally movable valve for controlling the supply of liquid to the nozzle, an arm, a cam with which the arm coperates, one of the last twoelements being operatively connectedV to the valve,

means for movingone of said elements with respqct to the other to adjust the valve, and 'meansor adjusting one ofthe said elements with res ect -to the other to vary the' adjustment off'the valve.

24. In a carbureter, the combination of an air induction passage, a throttle cont-rolling said passage, saidl throttle comprising two telcscoped tubular members, each of said membersy being provided with apertures in their walls, the apertures in onel member beiooj ing adapted to register with the aperturesin the other member and to communicate with the air induction passage, means for'axially rotating one of the members, means whereby the rotation of one throttle member will adjust the other throttle member1 to cause the apertures to-.close towardand open from, the center of said passage, a an out-let in the passage, a valve for controlling the outlet,'and means whereby' the adliquid nozzle having.

justment of the throttle will automatically adjust the valve. l

In testimony whereof I have signed' my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

J. I-I. JOCHUM, Jr., M. W.' CANTWELL.

onthis 9th day oi". 

